Because humans have free will.
This is a contested issue in Biblical theology, but I find it rather clear.
Humans are made in God's image, God has a will of his own. Thus, humans have a will of their own.
Ok, but why doesn't God stop all the bad shit humans do?
Because if God snapped his fingers and fixed everything each time humans made a bad choice, then humans wouldn't have a will of their own.
Why would God make evil people?
He didn't. Adam and Eve let sin into the world by eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Why did God put that tree in the Garden of Eden in the first place?
Because if Adam and Eve had no opportunity to sin, they wouldn't have a will of their own. They would be incapable of doing anything other than the right thing.
Why does God care about us having free will?
Because God made humans to have a relationship with us. If we didn't have a will of our own, then a relationship with us would be pointless. Your relationships are meaningful because the other person doesn't have to be your friend/spouse/mentor/etc. but they are anyway.
In the same way, God doesn't want to have a relationship with robots. He wants us to willingly enter into a relationship with Him. Just as a father wants a relationship with his children, so too does God want a relationship with us.
Because humans have free will.
This is a contested issue in Biblical theology, but I find it rather clear.
Humans are made in God's image, God has a will of his own. Thus, humans have a will of their own.
> Ok, but why doesn't God stop all the bad shit humans do?
Because if God snapped his fingers and fixed everything each time humans made a bad choice, then humans wouldn't have a will of their own.
> Why would God make evil people?
He didn't. Adam and Eve let sin into the world by eating of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
> Why did God put that tree in the Garden of Eden in the first place?
Because if Adam and Eve had no opportunity to sin, they wouldn't have a will of their own. They would be incapable of doing anything other than the right thing.
> Why does God care about us having free will?
Because God made humans to have a relationship with us. If we didn't have a will of our own, then a relationship with us would be pointless. Your relationships are meaningful because the other person doesn't *have* to be your friend/spouse/mentor/etc. but they are anyway.
In the same way, God doesn't want to have a relationship with robots. He wants us to willingly enter into a relationship with Him. Just as a father wants a relationship with his children, so too does God want a relationship with us.
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